Also known as Heinrich’s Industrial Safety Principles: 1. Injuries and deaths in industrial production processes are often the result of accidents that occur at the end of a series of causal chains; Accidents often result from unsafe human behavior or (and) unsafe conditions of machinery and materials (collectively referred to as physical elements). 2. Human unsafe behaviors are the cause of most industrial accidents. 3. Those who were injured due to unsafe behavior experienced the same accident that did not cause injury almost 300 times over. In other words, before being injured, the person had already faced dangers from objects hundreds of times. 4. In industrial accidents, the severity of injuries to personnel is random in nature. In most cases, people can be spared injury in the event of an accident. 5. The main reasons for unsafe behaviors among personnel are: incorrect attitudes ; Lack of knowledge or poor proficiency in operation ; Not in good health ; Unsafe conditions of objects and poor physical environments. These factors serve as the basis for taking measures to prevent unsafe behaviors. 6. Four effective methods to prevent industrial accidents are: improvements in engineering technology ; Persuade and educate people ; Staff adjustment ; Punishment. 7. The methods for preventing accidents are similar to those used in enterprise production management, cost management, and quality management. 8. Enterprise leaders possess the ability to carry out accident prevention efforts and can identify the appropriate timing for such efforts; therefore, they should take responsibility for preventing accidents. 9. Professional safety personnel, as well as workshop supervisors and team leaders, are key to accident prevention; the quality of their work affects the effectiveness of accident prevention efforts. 10. In addition to humanitarian motives, the following two strong economic factors also drive efforts to prevent accidents in businesses: the more efficient a company is in terms of safety, the higher its production efficiency; conversely, the less safe a company is, the lower its production efficiency ; The direct economic losses incurred for compensation and medical expenses after the accident account for only one-fifth of the total economic losses resulting from the accident.
China’s version of the Ten Axioms of Safety Management: I. Three basic principles for preventing accidents and injuries 1. Fostering interest: To ensure effective labor protection and safe production, it is necessary to raise the awareness and commitment of leaders, professionals, safety engineers, workers, etc., as well as their willingness to work hard for the safety and health of employees; this willingness is what we refer to as a sense of dedication. Furthermore, one must also maintain perseverance and a determination to strive throughout one’s life for the development of labor protection science and for the well-being of the people. 2. Identifying facts: Conducting investigations and analyses to determine the root causes of work-related accidents and to predict potential safety hazards. 3. Take action based on facts: By addressing the patterns behind safety hazards and applying control techniques, preventive measures and corrective actions are taken to prevent similar accidents from occurring, thereby ensuring safe production. II. Injury is a serious consequence of an accident; accidents without injuries are still considered incidents, and such incidents are primarily caused by unsafe human actions and unsafe conditions of objects. III. Unsafe human actions, that is, human errors, are the direct cause of most work-related accidents, which relates to behavioral science. IV. Before suffering an injury, a person is often exposed to unsafe conditions thousands of times; severe injuries are mostly accidental events, but they are preceded by multiple hazards, or incidents without injury, or near-misses. V. There are four basic reasons for unsafe actions, which can help in selecting appropriate corrective measures. The four main categories of causes for human-induced unsafe behaviors are: 1. Insufficient awareness of safe production, poor work attitude, lax labor discipline, as well as negligence and bureaucracy ; 2. Lack of technical knowledge regarding safe production, no training in safety techniques, or failure to make an effort to learn* ; 3. Physical unsuitability, occupational contraindications, or improper work arrangement ; 4. The mechanical or physical environment is unsuitable. VI. Corresponding to the aforementioned axioms, the remedial methods (measures) to prevent work-related accidents caused by unexpected events are also roughly divided into four categories: 1. Enforcement of laws and regulations, critical education, as well as enhanced discipline education and legal awareness training. Conduct thorough ideological work, and ultimately ensure clear rewards and punishments; when necessary, employ administrative measures to impose sanctions, or even legal actions. 2. Strengthen safety technology education and professional training, popularize scientific knowledge on labor protection, conduct safety examinations, and integrate them with technical advancement and reward systems. 3. Adjust personnel by assigning them according to their abilities and physical conditions, and provide occupational medical care and psychological therapy. 4. Reform the process flow, enhance protection, add safety devices and signaling devices, redesign the system, and improve the working environment. VII. The methods for controlling work-related accidents are similar to those for controlling production defects. Safety is inherent in production. To do a good job in safety, one must approach it in the same way as setting production targets, identifying the right products, and ensuring smooth production, supply, and distribution. When planning, arranging, inspecting, summarizing, and evaluating production, it is necessary to simultaneously plan, arrange, inspect, summarize, and evaluate work related to safe production as well. Moreover, while product quality must come first, \"safety first\" should also be upheld. VIII. Enterprise leaders bear direct responsibility for preventing work-related accidents and ensuring safe production. The new Law on Safety and Health in Factories and Mines stipulates that the heads of factories and mines, the directors of regulatory agencies, the managers of companies, and other key corporate leaders are fully responsible for safety matters and directly oversee the safety-related departments. Since safety issues represent a core aspect of overall enterprise management, they are highly complex and involve various aspects; without a key leader in charge, it will be difficult to carry out the necessary work, and conflicts will not be resolved in a timely manner. IX. Workshop supervisors, section chiefs, team leaders, and safety departments are the backbone in preventing work-related accidents. The supervision and inspection of work safety by grassroots officials are highly effective. X. Act in accordance with economic laws, properly allocate funds for safety and technical measures; those who give illegal instructions or engage in illegal operations that lead to casualties shall not only have their bonuses deducted, but also face significantly increased fines, compensation, and indemnities.
Also known as Heinrich’s Industrial Safety Principles: 1. Injuries and deaths in industrial production processes are often the result of accidents that occur at the end of a series of causal chains; Accidents often result from unsafe human behavior or (and) unsafe conditions of machinery and materials (collectively referred to as physical elements). 2. Human unsafe behaviors are the cause of most industrial accidents. 3. Those who were injured due to unsafe behavior experienced the same accident that did not cause injury almost 300 times over. In other words, before being injured, the person had already faced dangers from objects hundreds of times. 4. In industrial accidents, the severity of injuries to personnel is random in nature. In most cases, people can be spared injury in the event of an accident. 5. The main reasons for unsafe behaviors among personnel are: incorrect attitudes ; Lack of knowledge or poor proficiency in operation ; Not in good health ; Unsafe conditions of objects and poor physical environments. These factors serve as the basis for taking measures to prevent unsafe behaviors. 6. Four effective methods to prevent industrial accidents are: improvements in engineering technology ; Persuade and educate people ; Staff adjustment ; Punishment. 7. The methods for preventing accidents are similar to those used in enterprise production management, cost management, and quality management. 8. Enterprise leaders possess the ability to carry out accident prevention efforts and can identify the appropriate timing for such efforts; therefore, they should take responsibility for preventing accidents. 9. Professional safety personnel, as well as workshop supervisors and team leaders, are key to accident prevention; the quality of their work affects the effectiveness of accident prevention efforts. 10. In addition to humanitarian motives, the following two strong economic factors also serve as drivers for corporate accident prevention efforts: